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dead

adjective

/ded/

not alive

no longer alive

My mother's dead; she died in 2017.
a dead person/animal
dead leaves/wood/skin
Catherine's dead body lay peacefully on the bed.
He was shot dead by a gunman outside his home.
A high school shooting has left six students dead.
She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
The poor child looks more dead than alive.
He was missing, presumed dead.
(informal) He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week.
dead from/of something One short year later, Fred would be dead from a heart attack.
(figurative) In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician.

machine

(of machines or equipment) not working because of a lack of power

a dead battery
Suddenly the phone went dead.
John's mobile was completely dead.

idea/belief/plan

[not before noun] no longer believed in or aimed for

Many believe the peace plan is dead.
Unfortunately racism is not yet dead.
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say).

not used

belonging to the past; no longer practised or fashionable

Is the Western a dead art form?
a dead language (= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin)

finished

(informal) finished; not able to be used any more

dead matches
There were two dead bottles of wine on the table.

place

(informal, disapproving) very quiet, without activity or interest

There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything.

business

(informal, disapproving) without activity; with nobody buying or selling anything

‘The market is absolutely dead this morning,’ said one foreign exchange trader.
Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market.

tired

[not usually before noun] (informal) extremely tired; not well

half dead with cold and hunger
She felt dead on her feet and didn't have the energy to question them further.

without feeling

[not before noun] (of a part of the body) unable to feel because of cold, etc. synonym numb

My left arm had gone dead.

dead to something unable to feel or understand emotions synonym insensitive

He was dead to all feelings of pity.

(especially of somebody’s voice, eyes or face) showing no emotion synonym expressionless

She said, ‘I'm sorry, too,’ in a quiet, dead voice.
His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling.

complete/exact

[only before noun] complete or exact

a dead silence/calm
the dead centre of the target
The car gave a sudden jerk and came to a dead stop.
(informal) Her face was a dead giveaway (= made it very obvious) that something was going on.
(British English) This horse is a dead cert for (= will certainly win) the race tomorrow.
She crumpled to the floor in a dead faint (= completely unconscious).

never alive

never having been alive

dead matter (= for example rock)
a dead planet (= one with no life on it)

in sport

(of the ball) outside the playing area

There was a dead ball with five seconds to go in the game.

Word OriginOld English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die.

Idioms

be dead and gone

(informal) to be dead
- You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone.
- That won't happen until long after I'm dead and gone.

be a dead ringer for somebody

(informal) to look very like somebody
- She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.

(as) dead as a/the dodo

(British English, informal) completely dead; no longer interesting or relevant
- In the second half both teams made substitutions to try and liven things up, but the game was as dead as a dodo.
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Similes in idioms
- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots

(as) dead as a doornail

(informal) completely dead

a dead duck

(informal) a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussingTopics Difficulty and failurec2

the dead hand of something

an influence that controls or limits something
- We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.

dead in the water

a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future
- His leadership campaign is dead in the water.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

dead meat

(informal) in serious trouble
- If anyone finds out, you're dead meat.

dead on arrival

(abbreviation DOA)

(of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital
- She was pronounced dead on arrival.
- He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA.
- Many of the casualties were dead on arrival.
(North American English, informal) very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered
- The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate.
- The software was DOA.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

dead to the world

in a deep sleep

flog a dead horse

(North American English also beat a dead horse)

(informal) to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible

knock somebody dead

(informal) to impress somebody very much
- You look fabulous—you'll knock ’em dead tonight.

over my dead body

(informal) used to show you are strongly opposed to something
- She moves into our home over my dead body.

somebody wouldn’t be seen/caught dead…

(informal) used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situation
- She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat.
- He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother.

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